SANTA ANA, Calif. – A man is scheduled to face trial tomorrow for attacking five women, including stabbing, kidnapping, and attempting to murder victims, during a 5-hour crime spree in Anaheim and Garden Grove.

Defendant: Ulises Omar De La Torre, 36, Buena Park

Charged initially on Jan. 21, 2014, and in an amended complaint on March 3, 2016, with the following felony counts: Continue reading→

SANTA ANA, Calif. – A man was sentenced to life in state prison without the possibility of parole today for the special circumstances stabbing-murder of a café employee while the victim was cleaning the business.

SANTA ANA, CA – Bao Nguyen today announced his candidacy for Congress in California’s 46th district. Bao, whose family emigrated from Vietnam, has devoted his career to the citizens of the district, serving as a teacher, running for school board and most recently, serving as the Mayor of Garden Grove.
“I’m excited to announce that I will be running for Congress in the place I have always called home. I can’t wait to take my passion, and the passions of so many others around me, to bring reform to Washington, D.C,” said Mayor Bao Nguyen on Tuesday.

Born in a Thailand refugee camp, Bao and his family arrived to the United States when he was only three months of age. His parents emigrated to the U.S. to ensure that their children would be provided with the opportunities that they otherwise would not have been given in Vietnam. Continue reading→

Charles Truong, 17-year-old boy with autism, who is a resident of Anaheim went missing in Garden Grove. Truong has the mental capacity of a 4-year-old. Truong is described as 5 feet tall, weighing around 100 pounds. Continue reading→

On Wednesday, March 11, 2015, at approximately 8:40 am, an Anaheim Police Officer stopped a vehicle driving erratically in the area of South Loara Street and West Broadway. The passenger in the car, Pedro Francisco Toro (4/28/1988), was suffering from a laceration to the neck and bleeding profusely. Officers provided immediate medical aid and summoned paramedics from Anaheim Fire & Rescue. Continue reading→

WESTMINSTER – A man is scheduled to be arraigned today for the special circumstances stabbing-murder of a café employee while the victim was cleaning the business. Robert Gabriel Rodgers, 20, Anaheim, is charged with one felony count of special circumstances murder while lying in wait with a sentencing enhancement for the personal use of a deadly weapon. If convicted, he faces a maximum sentence of life in state prison without the possibility of parole or the death penalty. The special circumstances in this case make Rodgers eligible for the death penalty and the District Attorney will make this determination at a later date. Rodgers is being held without bail and is scheduled to be arraigned this afternoon at 1:30 p.m. in Department W-2, West Justice Center, Westminster.

On the morning of Nov. 14, 2014, Rodgers is accused of entering the Volcano Tea House in Garden Grove prior to the business opening. He is accused of stabbing 24-year-old employee Cesar Ramirez-Raphael multiple times as the victim was cleaning the business. The victim died as a result of multiple stab wound injuries. A citizen outside of the business locked the defendant inside the café until the Garden Grove Police Department (GGPD) arrived and arrested the defendant. Continue reading→

ANAHEIM, Calif. – (November 17, 2014) – On Sunday, November 16, 2014, Orange County Sheriff’s Department homicide investigators initiated an investigation following discovery of a male adult lying in the street suffering from multiple stab wounds. Ruben Martinez, 27, Anaheim, was detained at the scene and later arrested in connection with the fatal stabbing.

The victim, Maximino Fuentes Clara, 52, Garden Grove, was stabbed multiple times during a physical altercation with Martinez. Clara had a dating relationship with Martinez’ mother; however, investigators have yet to determine a motive for the attack. The investigation is ongoing. Continue reading→

WESTMINSTER – A dental assistant is scheduled to be arraigned tomorrow for committing lewd acts on an underage male patient. Luis David Hidalgovillalta, 20, Anaheim, was charged today with one felony count of committing a lewd act upon a child under the age of 14. If convicted, he faces a maximum sentence of eight years in state prison and mandatory lifetime sex offender registration. He is out of custody on $100,000 bail and is scheduled to be arraigned tomorrow at 8:30 a.m. in Department W-2, West Justice Center, Westminster.

At the time of the crime, Hidalgovillalta worked as a dental assistant at Healthy Smiles dental facility in Garden Grove. Continue reading→